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The modeling of system dynamics of genetic networks, metabolic networks or signal transduction cascades from time-course data is formulated as a reverse-problem. Previous studies focused on the estimation of only network structures, and they were ineffective in inferring a network structure with feedback loops. We previously proposed a method to… (More)

We have developed the fully-automated algorithms for processing 2-D gel electrophoretograms based on RLGS (restriction landmark genomic scanning) method; one for fully-automated spot recognition from RLGS electrophoretogram and another for fully-automated pairwise matching of the spots found on such 2-D electrophoretograms. Without any human interaction,… (More)

Glycosylation is the most widespread posttranslational modification in eukaryotes; however, the role of oligosaccharides attached to proteins has been little studied because of the lack of a sensitive and easy analytical method for oligosaccharide structures. Recently, tandem mass spectrometric techniques have been revealing that oligosaccharides might have… (More)

Well-differentiated liposarcoma (WD) acquires fully malignant potential when the histological progression named dedifferentiation occurs. This progression is supposed to occur in a time-dependent manner but this is still a debated issue. Clinically, the prediction of dedifferentiation for WD is very important from the therapeutic point of view. To identify… (More)

In the present study, a high-throughput analytical method for intracellular metabolites using MALDI-MS has been developed. As an analytical tool, the quantitative performance and dynamic range of MALDI-TOF-MS was confirmed to be suitable for characterizing the trends of intracellular metabolism. The technique was tested by investigating the intracellular… (More)

We applied a method based on Akaike's information criterion (AIC) to detect genes whose expression profile is considerably different in some tissue(s) than in others. Such observations are detected as outliers, and the method we used was originally developed to detect outliers. The main advantage of the method is that objective decisions are possible… (More)

We have developed a p owerful image processing system DNAinsight, which performs automated detection of several thousands of spots found on autoradiogram images obtained with 2-D gel elec-trophoresis of genomic DNA. Algorithms and parameters for detecting spot locations and intensities are c arefully chosen so as to enable reliable and rapid processing of… (More)